Books Essays

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens tells a story of a young boy named Pip who grew up in a lower class but slowly finds himself transforming into society’s view of a ‘gentleman’ in order to gain the approval of Estella. Throughout the Novel many characters, such as Joe, Estella, and …

The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is a significant symbol within the book. To Gatsby, the green light represents his dream, which is Daisy. To attain her would be completing Gatsby’s American Dream. The first time the green light is seen in the novel is also the …

In this essay I will compare the differences and similarities of events in the book “Hatchet” and the movie “A Cry in the Wild”. Our class read a book called “Hatchet” and saw the movie “A Cry in the Wild” (based on Hatchet). I realized that the book and movie …

Ever since I first began to read, books have always been a major influence in my life. My childhood was full of many memories of reading many wonderful books. I remember spending hours upon hours going from shelf to shelf, looking for new books. The library became almost like a …

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain mainly takes place on and along the Mississippi River in about 1840. Mark Twain puts the main character, Huckleberry Finn, in many situations that cause him to reflect back on himself and his character in order to make his decisions. Many …

In the book Maya Angelou looks very deep into the ways that she is self-aware and her self-deception. In the ways of self-awareness is to know that she didn’t really feel like she belonged anywhere. Then, in Mayas self-deception to believe that she thinks and wants to be something that …

Conflict surrounding justice is an issue that is experienced and overcome by many different groups of people. In “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison, the narrator faces issues of justice due to his race, and inability to be an equal in a white man’s world. While faced with this issue the …

Karl Marx and his developed theory of Marxism played a vital role in influencing Lenin’s efforts to overthrow the Provisional Government eventually leading to the Russian Revolution of 1917. “A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Communism.”1, the opening sentence to The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx …

While watching “Last of the Mohicans” I found that there are many differences between the book, and the movie. Before I watched the movie, I thought it would exactly like the book, but I was wrong. If you were to read the book, and then watch the movie, you would …

Things Fall Apart and Lord of the Flies have similar downfalls of society. In both books, the main character is faced with a tough predicament and it is up to them how they react. Lord of the Flies written by William Golding and Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe …